Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06


which Congress appropriated for
the pedestal. 1t represents Gen.
Garfield standing in a graceful at
titude, holding a manuscript one
hand while the other rests on a
book lying upon a column. The
figure is OF heroic size and decided
" lifelike and striking.
The movement for the erection
of a monument to the memory of
Gen. Garfield had its inception on
the day of his death. The Society
of the Army Of the Cumberland, of
which he was a conspicuous men,
Der, had met in annual reunion at
Chattanooga, Tenn. Itwas meet
ing OF special interest, for the ex-
Confederates of that region, in
which the Army of the Cumberland
fought it's battles and won its fame,
had united in an invitation to the
society to hold its meeting in their
midst. They wanted to meet the
men they had fought on SO many
battle fields in social intercourse.
Gen. Garfield heartily approved OF
this reunion Of soldiers Of both
sides and promised to be present.
Then he was stricken down by the
assassin's bullet, and the society,
on the day of its assembling, re-
ceived the news OF his death.
The Goth Of April Just passed
was such a glorious day for the in
auguration of a President that one
could not but regret the failure Of
a certain bill before the last Con.
gress. II was introduced by Sen
ator Ingalls, and provided that In
auguration day be changed from
the 4th. of March to the last Tues.
day in April. The reason for the
change was that the weather in
early March is usually execrable,
and that the effect of the Inaugural.
ton ceremonies is apt to be spoiled
in consequence.
could not help contrasting the
snow and slusb, wet and chill of
the last fourth of March with
the April day, which 1t was pro-
posed should witness the next in
augurstion. The lawns were fresh !
mown, the trees half leaVed, the
parks bright with byacinths and
tulips, the streets as clean as bowl !
ing alleys, the thermometer 6S, the
sky blue and the west wind mild |
and fresh.
Imagine what the scene would |
be on such a day with 10000 troops
in close column marching up Penn
sylvania avenue, and 100000 peo-
pie watching the pageant and
roaming through the streets OF
their country's Capital. Despite
the failure of the bill for the pres
ent, the last of April will doubtless
be the inauguration time Of the fu-
ture. The Senator from Kansas re-
ceived the fullest appreciation ofhis
bill from the committees of both
Houses Of Congress to which it was
referred, and seemed almost GER
tain of passage, but failed at the
last moment. Mr.. ingalls, says he
will not give it up. but intends in
PRODUCING the bill early in the Eff
tieth Congress, and pressing it to
successful conclusion.
The wise policy of the Republi
can party made the credit of the
United States better than that of
any other nation in the world
Under laws passed and administer
ed by the Republicans, the taxes,
also, we're levied and collected so
as to produce everfowiDg revenue
without serious burdens upon the
people.
At the Treasury Department they
are making q vigorous effort to
show that there will be no danger
Gus accumulation Of money in the
Treasury during the coming fiscal
year. Possibly there Will not, but
il is difficult to get away from one
vel established fact. The income
will certainly be at least one hun.
dred millions larger than the ex-
penditures and the amount reQuir-
ed for the sinking fund.